Alan Ainsworth has been a photographer for over 40 years. He combined his photography with a business career until 2006, when he shifted to focus exclusively on his photographic practice.

Alan has become known for work in music and performing arts photography, particularly through his extensive archive of images of jazz musicians. His photography of urban themes and architecture have also attracted much attention. His book - Clerkenwell: change and renewal, an illustrated account of urban renewal - was published in 2011. He is currently working on a new book on contemporary architecture in the City of London to be published early-2013. In the arts field, Alan is Photographer-in-residence at the University of Warwick Arts Centre.